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Philippines won't use water cannon on Chinese ships: Marcos
May 06, 2024 (AFP)
Beijing has dispatched hundreds of coast guard and other vessels to press its claims over most of the vital waterway despite an international tribunal ruling th...
Philippines, US fire at 'invasion' force in South China Sea war games
May 06, 2024 (AFP)
Thousands of troops are conducting land, sea and air manoeuvres against a backdrop of increased confrontations between Chinese and Filipino vessels around shoal...
Philippines summons China envoy over water cannon incident
May 02, 2024 (AFP)
A coast guard vessel and another government boat were damaged in the April 30 incident near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, according to the Philippines' foreig...
China Coast Guard becoming 'more aggressive': Philippines
May 01, 2024 (AFP)
A series of high-seas incidents involving the two countries have injured a number of Philippine troops in recent months as the neighbours asserted rival claims ...
New Zealand says no quick membership of AUKUS tech pact
May 01, 2024 (AFP)
Arguing the underpinnings of New Zealand's independent-minded foreign policy have "seismically shifted", Winston Peters said it would be "irresponsible" of the ...
China's new aircraft carrier conducts first sea trials: state media
May 01, 2024 (AFP)
The Fujian is China's third aircraft carrier after the Liaoning and the Shandong vessels and is the Chinese navy's largest-ever ship. It departed from eastern S...
Philippines says China Coast Guard used water cannon on its vessels
Apr 30, 2024 (AFP)
Manila and Beijing have a long history of territorial disputes in the South China Sea, with several collisions involving Philippine and Chinese vessels in recen...
Philippines, US launch annual joint military drills
Apr 22, 2024 (AFP)
The annual drills -- dubbed Balikatan, or "shoulder to shoulder" in Tagalog -- will be concentrated in the northern and western parts of the archipelago nation,...
China says committed to 'friendly' talks on maritime disputes
Apr 22, 2024 (AFP)
Navy representatives from 29 countries including Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, India and Australia are expected to attend the four-day Western Pacific Naval Symp...
U.S., Philippines kick off joint military exercises in tense South China Sea
Apr 22, 2024 (UPI)
More than 16,000 members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military will participate in the 39th annual Balikatan exercise, which runs until M...
China says AUKUS risks nuclear proliferation in Pacific
Apr 20, 2024 (AFP)
On a weekend visit to strengthen Beijing's ties with Papua New Guinea, Foreign Minister Wang Yi lashed out at AUKUS, which provides for the United States and Br...
More warships needed to boost Red Sea cargo traffic: EU admiral
Apr 16, 2024 (AFP)
"The distances that need to be covered are huge," Rear Admiral Vasileios Gryparis told AFP at EU operation headquarters in the central Greek city of Larissa. "S...
Beijing slams US-Japan-Philippines summit, says S. China Sea actions 'lawful'
Apr 12, 2024 (AFP)
Biden on Thursday pledged to defend the Philippines from any attack in the South China Sea at the White House summit, which came amid repeated confrontations be...
Australia taps admiral to be new military chief
Apr 09, 2024 (AFP)
Vice Admiral David Johnston will be tasked with seeing through the landmark AUKUS pact with Washington and London, a major military overhaul that will see Austr...
US says 'very, very concerned' about Chinese actions in disputed sea
Apr 09, 2024 (AFP)
Speaking in Sydney, United States Indo-Pacific Command head Admiral John Aquilino referenced recent encounters between Chinese and Philippine boats around a rem...
First US-Japan-Philippines summit to boost defence ties
Apr 08, 2024 (AFP)
A major upgrade of military command structures between the United States and an increasingly self-confident Japan could be announced, as well as joint coast gua...
Japan to be considered for membership in AUKUS military technology pact
Apr 08, 2024 (UPI)
Japan's possible inclusion in the "pillar" of the pact seeking to bolster defense technology collaboration to counter China's growing naval presence in the Indo...
China conducts military drills in South China Sea
Apr 07, 2024 (AFP)
The announcement comes one day after defence chiefs from four countries including the Philippines -- which has been engaged in several contentious maritime disp...
China conducts 'combat patrols' as US holds drills with allies in disputed waters
Apr 07, 2024 (AFP)
The maritime activities took place days before US President Joe Biden was due to hold the first trilateral summit with the leaders of the Philippines and Japan,...
Philippines, US, Australia, Japan to hold joint drills in disputed sea
Apr 06, 2024 (AFP)
The exercise will take place in the disputed waterway -- which Beijing claims almost entirely -- days before US President Joe Biden is due to hold the first tri...
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